#21 - Lin Xia, who learned to show off her abilities in public

The two returned to the upper levels of the market, where they saw Qing Tan waiting at the entrance, looking very anxious.

Seeing Lin Yun and Lin Dong arrive, Qing Tan finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Brother Lin Yun, Brother Lin Dong, you're finally back."

"What's wrong, Qing Tan? What's got you so worked up?" Lin Dong asked.

Qing Tan's small face was anxious as she said, "People from the Xie family are causing trouble at our Lin family's shop. A conflict broke out, and many of our Lin family members were injured. Even Lin Hong and Lin Shan were beaten. Sister Lin Xia has already gone over, and she asked me to wait here for the two of you."

The two's expressions changed. Lin Yun said, "Then let's hurry over there. Let's not let Sister Lin Xia suffer."

The three quickly headed in the direction of the Lin family's shop.

As a family that had just arrived in Qingyang Town, the Lin family's rapid development inevitably led to conflicts with the local families of Qingyang Town.

The Lei family and the Xie family were the two largest families in Qingyang Town, and they had been suppressing the Lin family in the open and in secret for years.

Among the younger generation, fights would basically break out whenever they met.

In the past, the Lin family often suffered losses in these encounters.

Before long, the three arrived at the market square, where many people were gathered together, making a lot of noise.

"The Lin family sells fake goods and even tries to extort people! This jade is clearly fake, and it was Lin Shan himself who didn't hold it properly and dropped it on the ground, breaking it! This has nothing to do with us!"

In the crowd, a young man in yellow clothes held up a piece of broken red jade, shouting loudly and mocking.

His words caused the surrounding people to discuss animatedly.

"You're talking nonsense, Xie Zhen! You clearly broke it on purpose! This Crimson Cloud Jade is our shop's treasure! You must pay for it!" Lin Shan said, exasperated. At that moment, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, tears welling up in his eyes, on the verge of crying.

He looked even more aggrieved than Qing Tan, whom he had bullied before.

Lin Mang was responsible for managing the Lin family's shop in the market. Recently, the flow of people in the market had been relatively high, and business was very good. Lin Mang had his two sons, Lin Hong and Lin Shan, come to gain experience and manage this shop.

Lin Shan was originally quite happy, but today, people from the Xie family suddenly came to make trouble, claiming to be buying something. They took the most expensive piece of jade in the shop to look at, but deliberately dropped it on the ground.

Lin Shan, unable to contain his anger, argued with them, directly engaging in physical conflict with the other party, and was then ganged up on and beaten by a group of Xie family members who had come prepared.

His brother, Lin Hong, rushed over upon hearing the commotion and also joined the ranks of those being beaten.

The Xie family had brought two people at the seventh level of Body Tempering this time.

The Lin family only had Lin Hong at the seventh level of Body Tempering, so they were no match at all.

Fortunately, Lin Xia arrived later, breaking up the siege of the two brothers and stabilizing the situation.

"You have to pay for breaking something. So many people are watching, Xie Zhen. Do you still want to spout nonsense? Surely the Xie family isn't a bunch of hooligans?" Lin Xia said coldly.

"Who's a hooligan? It's clearly your Lin family who doesn't follow the rules! What 'treasure of the shop'? You're trying to swindle people with a piece of fake jade! Hmph, the people of our Xie family aren't easy to bully!" At that moment, a tall girl in luxurious brocade clothes walked out from the crowd. She stood proudly, her fair oval face showing a hint of mockery as she looked at Lin Xia. Her slightly thin lips gave off a sense of meanness.

"Xie Ting!" Lin Xia's eyes turned even colder.

Xie Yingying and Xie Ting were the two people from the Xie family she disliked the most.

Similarly, the Xie sisters also disliked Lin Xia.

Xie Ting pointed to a sign in front of the Lin family's shop and smiled coldly, "A tenfold compensation for selling a fake! Very good! You should compensate Xie Zhen ten times the price of this fake jade."

"Xie Ting, don't go too far! Not only will you not compensate us for our precious jade, but you even want us to compensate you! Do you think our Lin family is easy to bully?" Lin Hong roared, pointing at Xie Ting, extremely angry.

"What can you do if I go too far? If it weren't for the Xie family's generosity, would your Lin family even be able to survive in Qingyang Town?" Hearing this, Xie Ting's lips curled into a sneer.

Xie Zhen walked to Xie Ting's side, a wicked smile on his face as he said, "Hehe, Sister Ting, I don't think they can afford this tenfold compensation. Why don't we just beat them up again and teach them a lesson so they don't sell fake goods in Qingyang Town in the future."

Another Xie family youth at the seventh level of Body Tempering echoed, "That's right, beat them up and let them know who's in charge of Qingyang Town."

"Alright, let's teach them a little lesson and let people know that the status of our Xie family is not something that these outsiders can compare to," Xie Ting also smiled, staring at Lin Xia like a little devil.

"Do it!"

The two sides instantly engaged in a melee.

Whether in terms of numbers or strength, the Xie family clearly had the advantage.

"Brother Lin Yun, let's hurry and help!" Qing Tan said worriedly.

"Don't panic. Sister Lin Xia has already broken through to the eighth level of Body Tempering. These few people from the Xie family are no match for her. Sister Lin Xia won't suffer," Lin Yun stopped Lin Dong and Qing Tan, not rushing to take action.

Lin Dong and Qing Tan immediately understood.

Sister Lin Xia won't suffer, so it doesn't matter if the others suffer a little.

Among the people from the Lin family being beaten here, except for Lin Xia, the others were all Lin Hong and Lin Shan's lackeys. Even if they were beaten, they wouldn't feel sorry for them. It was a good opportunity to let Lin Hong and his brother, who only knew how to bully others within the family, feel that they were nothing without the family.

Lin Yun continued, "This time, the Xie family clearly came prepared to make trouble. It's estimated that it's not just Xie Ting and these few people. Let's observe in secret first."

There probably wouldn't be any good rewards for beating these small fries. If he was going to fight, he would fight the big ones… Lin Yun thought to himself, secretly planning to lure out the other members of the Xie family.

He began to create tasks.

[Task: Teach the Xie family juniors a lesson. Reward: One Tier 3 Cultivation Pill.]

[Task: Teach Xie Zhen a lesson. Reward: One Tier 3 Qi and Blood Pill.]

[Task: Teach Xie Ting a lesson. Reward: One bottle of Tier 3 Yuan Qi Pills.]

As expected, except for Xie Ting, the rewards were very ordinary, not as much as fighting demonic beasts.

In the midst of the melee, Xie Zhen and another youth at the seventh level of Body Tempering charged towards Lin Xia and Lin Hong respectively. Xie Ting did not attack immediately, but her eyes were fixed on Lin Xia, preparing to launch a sneak attack.

Just as Xie Zhen was fighting with Lin Xia, Xie Ting approached, taking advantage of the chaos, a smile on her lips.

She wanted to slap Lin Xia's face, embarrassing this Lin family miss in front of everyone!

Xie Ting's movements were agile as she launched a surprise attack from Lin Xia's side and rear.

She opened her palm, ready to slap Lin Xia's face.

"Sister Lin Xia…" Qing Tan exclaimed, wanting to warn her.

However, Lin Yun and Lin Dong next to her showed no signs of panic.

"Pa!"

A crisp sound rang out, and a light red palm print appeared on Xie Ting's face.

It was Lin Xia. She had not only nimbly dodged Xie Ting's sneak attack but had also slapped Xie Ting in return.

The Flowing Wind Body Technique had a very keen sense of the fluctuations of the surrounding airflow. Lin Xia's body technique was already highly accomplished, and she was also at the eighth level of Body Tempering, one level higher than Xie Ting.

If Xie Ting had successfully launched a sneak attack in this situation, it would not only be a slap in Lin Xia's face but also a slap in Lin Yun and Lin Dong's faces.

During this period, Lin Yun and Lin Dong's guidance had greatly improved Lin Xia's body technique and combat skills. They had practiced countless times against similar sneak attacks from behind.

In the original story, Lin Xia and Xie Ting had also had a conflict.

Xie Ting had successfully slapped Lin Xia in the chaos.

Now, under Lin Yun's guidance, Lin Xia's strength had increased rapidly, and the plot had changed.

"Bitch, I've been guarding against you for a long time! I knew you were going to sneak attack! You want to slap my face, huh? Then I'll let you taste what it's like to be slapped!"

Lin Xia slapped Xie Ting's face again and again.

"Pa! Pa! Pa!"

The crisp slapping sounds echoed from Xie Ting's face, causing an uproar among the onlookers.

Xie Zhen's expression changed, and he punched Lin Xia, wanting to help Xie Ting out of the predicament.

"Spirit Sword Finger!"

Lin Xia dodged nimbly and pointed a sword finger at Xie Zhen's back, instantly sending Xie Zhen flying and crashing to the ground.

"Eighth level of Body Tempering?! Weren't you at the seventh level of Body Tempering? When did you break through to the eighth level?" Xie Zhen's face was full of surprise.

According to the information they had, Lin Xia was clearly only at the seventh level of Body Tempering.

Xie Ting took the opportunity to break away from Lin Xia, covering her red and burning face with both hands, her eyes angry and full of hatred as she stared at Lin Xia.

"You dare to hit me! Bitch! You actually dare to hit my face!" Xie Ting was directly beaten into a repeating machine, her eyes filled with anger and tears.

She had been slapped hard four or five times by Lin Xia, and her beautiful fair face was swollen.

She had never suffered such great humiliation since she was a child.

"With such a foul mouth, do you want me to smash your mouth?" Lin Xia threatened.

Xie Ting shrank back subconsciously.

The people from the Xie family were also shocked by Lin Xia's sudden display of her eighth level of Body Tempering strength, and they retreated one after another, protecting Xie Ting in the middle and confronting the people from the Lin family.

"Sister Lin Xia!"

The people from the Lin family also stood behind Lin Xia.

They looked at Lin Xia in surprise, obviously feeling very surprised that Lin Xia had already reached the eighth level of Body Tempering.

Especially Lin Hong, whose expression was extremely complicated. He and Lin Xia had broken through to the seventh level of Body Tempering at about the same time, but now he had already been left behind by Lin Xia.

Lin Xia's progress was too fast!

Thinking about the time after the family competition, when Lin Xia often cultivated with Lin Yun and Lin Dong in the back mountain, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

He was really wrong!

Seeing the surprise and fear on the faces of the Xie family members opposite, as well as the joy of Lin Hong and others, Lin Xia couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth slightly… So this was the feeling of hiding your strength and showing off. No wonder those two guys liked it so much. It was really cool.

"Lin Xia, what kind of ability is it to bully people with your strength?"

Suddenly, a voice broke the brief silence in the scene.

Another girl came out, wearing fox fur, walking with small steps, looking quite noble. Her appearance was somewhat similar to Xie Ting, but she did not have Xie Ting's outward meanness and barbarism, but rather made people feel amiable.

Seeing the newcomer, Xie Ting's eyes lit up, and she immediately said with a crying tone and anger, "Sister, you have to stand up for me, help me hit her back, I want to ruin her face."

"Xie Yingying!" The faces of the people on the Lin family's side changed.

Xie Yingying was Xie Ting's older sister, and also the most outstanding of the Xie family's younger generation. She had already broken through to the eighth level of Body Tempering.

Xie Yingying looked at Xie Ting's red and swollen face and immediately said coldly, "How dare you use such heavy hands? Don't worry, sister will definitely help you get it back."

The atmosphere on the scene became tense again!

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